The Jewish Heart: Essays on Jewish Sensitivities

Cohen, J. Simcha. The Jewish Heart: Essays on Jewish Sensitivities. Hoboken, New Jersey: KTAV Publishing House, (1985). First edition. Inscribed by author at front free endpaper: “6/4/86. To Henry Moss to a meaningful future, Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen.” Lg. 8vo. xv, 217pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. Cohen’s work is divided into three sections: Jewish Sensitivities, Holiday Concerns, and General Jewish Studies. The essays cover a wide range of topics. Many of them seek to isolate and describe the Jewish component in such diverse human traits as anger, hatred, envy, faith, honor, humility, love, parenthood. Others look at a variety of contemporary concerns like the significance of the Bar Mitzvah, the rationale for the singing of Hatikvah, and others. Minor age wear and staining on dj, small closed tear on bottom edge of dj. Tight copy with dust jacket in good+, book in near fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (32331) $45